Reparations

Interdisciplinary Inquiries

Edited by Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar

This is the first genuinely cross-disciplinary approach to the subject

Includes contributions from major scholars in this field

Reparations

Interdisciplinary Inquiries

Edited by Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar

Description

Reparations is an idea whose time has come. From civilian victims of war in Iraq and South America to descendents of slaves in the US to citizens of colonized nations in Africa and south Asia to indigenous peoples around the world--these groups and their advocates are increasingly arguing for the importance of addressing historical injustices that have long been either ignored or denied.

This volume contributes to these debates by focusing the attention of a group of highly distinguished international experts on the ways that reparations claims figure in contemporary political and social justice movements. Four broad types of reparations claims are examined, those involving indigenous peoples, the legacy of slavery in the United States, victims of war
and conflict, and colonialism. In each instance, scholars and activists argue about the character of the injustice for which reparations are owed, why it is important to take these demands seriously, and what form redress should take. The aim is not consensus but to exhibit better the complexity of the issues involved--a goal which the interdisciplinary nature of the volume furthers--as well as the importance of taking seriously both conceptual issues and the actual politics of reparations.

Reparations

Interdisciplinary Inquiries

Edited by Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar

Table of Contents

Preface, Jon Miller and Rahul KumarIntroduction, by Elazar BarkanPart I Reparations for Indigenous Peoples 1. Why is Indigeneity Important?, Jeremy Waldron2. Acknowledging the Past to Heal the Future: The Role of Reparations for Native Nations, Rebecca Tsosie3. Coming to Terms with the Past in Australia, Janna ThompsonPart II Reparations for Slavery 4. Trans-Generational Justice: Compensatory vs. Interpretive Approaches, Glenn Loury5. Reconsidering the Case for Black Reparations, Andrew Valls6. Further Trouble for Unsettled Waters: Attention to Gender in the Debate on Black Reparations, Carolyn BensonPart III Reparations for Conflict 7. Justice and Reparations, Pablo de Greiff8. Countering the Wrongs
of the Past: The Role of Compensation, Debra Satz9. Reparations in World Politics: Of Debt and Disgrace after War, Catherine LuPart IV Reparations for Colonialism 10. How should we respond to the cultural injustices of colonialism?, Rajeev Bhargava11. Reparations as symbol: Narratives of resistance, reticence and possibility in South Africa, Brandon Hamber12. Colonialism, Reparations and Global Justice, Kok-Chor TanConclusion, Yael Danieli

Reparations

Interdisciplinary Inquiries

Edited by Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar

Author Information

Jon Miller is an assistant professor of philosophy at Queen's University (Canada). Apart from reparations, he works on early modern rationalism and the Hellenistic era of ancient philosophy. His next major project will be to understand better how and why philosophical conceptions of happiness changed during the early modern era.

Rahul Kumar is an associate professor of philosophy at Queen's University (Canada). He works mainly in moral and political philosophy. His current research concerns questions in non-consequentialist moral theory and intergenerational ethics.